I’ve been spending a lot of time on the road, speaking at conferences and talking to marketers and business owners, and I’ve been having the “content” talk far too often lately. You know, the one that’s almost as awkward as sitting down with your kids to talk about the birds …

Today’s Google doodle honors American Indian rights activist Richard Oakes. The illustration spotlights Oakes among three US locations that impacted his life — the Akwesasne reservation on the Canada-New York border where Oakes grew up; Alcatraz Island where he organized his most powerful protest; and Pit River, where he helped …

Why are we still having this discussion? Because data show that a surprising number of businesses still don’t have a website. Surveys from as recently as October 2016 find that close to half of all small businesses don’t have a website, and it’s not just solo work-from-home moonlighters, either. Specifically, …

A new consumer survey from Nielsen, commissioned by Yelp, argues that review sites drive higher conversions than search and social media. The survey of 2,000 US adults found that 92 percent of respondents said they made a purchase after visiting Yelp, “at least sometimes, frequently or almost always.” At the highest level, …

The Google news was fast and furious last week, with numerous announcements coming from its annual developers’ conference, Google I/O 2017. The latest episode of our Marketing Land Live podcast offers a look back at some of the bigger announcements that will impact online marketers. Much of the focus was …

Photo: Pond5 You love running. You get out a few days per week, and run your regular loop of the neighborhood, and you crush it. Except lately, maybe you’re not quite crushing it. Maybe you’re doing it, but you’re not getting faster, you’re not going any farther, and you’re not …

After decades of research aiming to understand how DNA is organized in our cells, a team of researchers from the Gladstone Institutes, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and elsewhere has shed new light on this field by discovering how a key protein helps control gene organization. The study is published …

You’ve put away those winter clothes and boots and pulled out of hiding the sandals and beach cover-ups. Finally, it’s spring! Now it’s time to find a beauty routine to match your easy breezy wardrobe, and one that’s also kind to the environment. Here are our favorite, eco-friendly ways to …

Game 3: Warriors 120, Spurs 108, Saturday, ATT Center SAN ANTONIO With their confidence shaken after taking a 36-point beating from the Golden State Warriors in Game 2, the Spurs were determined to be more competitive when the series shifted to San Antonio. Led by dynamic forward Kevin Durant, who …

Let’s be real, not many mealtimes win out on enjoyment more than a delicious, relaxing weekend brunch. But while restaurants throw unhealthy (and unnecessary!) ingredients into your dishes — not to mention overcharge for them — we have the perfect way to make the breakfast-lunch hybrid even better at home. …